Systematic review of planned care transitions for persons with dementia
Abstract
A systematic review was conducted to identify, categorize and summarize available research on planned care transitions or relocations for persons with dementia (PWD) in order to help guide best practice. Articles were identified by keyword searches of electronic databases, and a soft search of references of relevant articles. The review found that planned care transitions in PWD are associated with an increase in undesirable outcomes, particularly immediately post-transition, and that caregivers are often underutilized in care planning and underprepared for care transitions. It is recommended that transitional care interventions for PWD make explicit efforts to enhance caregiver involvement, provide social and pragmatic support for PWD and their caregivers and offer assistance in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.
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Available evidence suggests gaps in communication between providers.
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- Authors
- Ray, C. A., Ingram, V., & Cohen-Mansfield, J.
- Affiliations
- Baycrest Toronto ON Canada
- Tel-Aviv University Ramat Aviv POB 39040 Tel-Aviv 69978 Israel
- Venue
- Neurodegenerative Disease Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-08
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 317-331
- ISSN
- 1758-2024 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-2032
- OpenAlex
- W1847464088
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neurodegenerative Disease Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Keywords
- dementia, care transitions, relocation, caregiver involvement, care planning, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, caregiver support, social support
- MeSH terms
- Transitional Care, Dementia, Health Plan Implementation, Humans, Social Support, Caregivers, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Patient Handoff
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